Atletico Madrid will host Barcelona in the second leg of the 2024/25 Copa del Rey semi-final. The mouth-watering clash between the two sides is scheduled to take place at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Thursday (3/4) morning IST.
The teams played out a 4-4 draw in the first leg at Barcelona’s home ground. The winner will meet Real Madrid in the final, who beat Real Sociedad 5-4 on aggregate.
Atletico Madrid are in danger of ending the season without a trophy after being knocked out of the Champions League and falling behind in the La Liga title race. Diego Simeone’s side have endured a difficult month that could see them finish the season without a trophy.
Back-to-back 2-1 defeats at the hands of Real Madrid in the Champions League and Getafe in La Liga marked the beginning of Los Rojiblancos’ slump. Despite winning the return leg 1-0 against Los Blancos, Atletico were knocked out on penalties.
Things got worse when they lost 4-2 to Barcelona in the league after leading by two goals, and a 1-1 draw with Espanyol after the international break added to their woes.
Given that record, Atletico now see the Copa del Rey as their only realistic trophy option this season. The problem is that Julian Alvarez and his men have failed to reach the final on each of the last three occasions.
Predicted Starting XI Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Musso; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Reinildo; Simeone, Barrios, De Paul, Lino; Alvarez, Griezmann
Coach: Diego Simeone
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Coach: Hansi Flick
Last 5 Head to Head Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
03/16/25 Atletico Madrid 2-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
02/25/25 Barcelona 4-4 Atletico Madrid (Copa del Rey)
12/21/24 Barcelona 1-2 Atletico Madrid (La Liga)
03/17/24 Atletico Madrid 0-3 Barcelona (La Liga)
02/03/12 Barcelona 1-0 Atletico Madrid (La Liga)
Final score prediction: Atletico Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona kick-off time, TV, live stream link
Match: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
Stadium: Metropolitano
Day: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Kick-off: 01.00 IST
Live broadcast: there is no live TV broadcast available in India / Movistar Futbol
(Spain) / ESPN+ (United States)
Live streaming: Fancode.com / ESPN+ (United States)
Source: Fotmob (https://www.fotmob.com/matches/barcelona-vs-atletico-madrid/2uc3ao#4731571)
